Education
Doug Mastriano Would Be A Disaster for Public Education
The far-right GOP gubernatorial candidate’s ideas about education are even more extremist than you might think.
Peter Greene
June 17, 2022
Peter Greene
Opinion
Congressional Inaction on Gun Control Forces Teachers and Students to Fend For Themselves
There’s an ugly damn implication in all of this – kids and teachers are dying because they are just too easy to kill. They have to make harder targets out of themselves. They have to learn to duck and cover and fight and flee.
Peter Greene
May 25, 2022
Education
Pennsylvania School Voucher Bill Advances
The bill robs public schools to pay private businesses, and it provides no accountability for taxpayers.
Peter Greene
May 9, 2022
Education
PA: What would charter reform save Bucks County taxpayers?
Bristol Township School District would save more than $2.3 million annually with funding reforms.
Peter Greene
April 25, 2022
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
It’s Farmers Market Season In and Around Bucks County
June 27, 2025
Look for ruby red strawberries and tomatoes, rich leafy greens, carefully crafted coffee, artisan breads, cupcakes, cookies, granola, field-grown flowers, local honey, and more at Bucks County’s farmers market offerings.
